Do You Have a Drug-Free Workplace Program?
June 13, 2012
The Department of Labor estimates drug users contribute to billions of dollars in lost productivity and increased health care costs. According to a study sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), drug-using employees are also more lik...
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Protect Your Business With The Right Insurance
By Richard Lipton, CPA
August 23, 2011
Starting a business is expensive and the capital that you've poured into your company can disappear in an instant if a major weather event damages your offices or one of your products injures someone.
Having the right kind of insurance...
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Techniques for Wheel-off Prevention
January 18, 2011
Many times we hear "our technicians would never forget to reinstall and tighten the lug nuts on a wheel."
However, real-world cases tell another story. Loose and missing lug nuts have resulted in terrible car wrecks, seve...
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Snow and Ice and Other Winter Hazards
January 7, 2011
In some parts of the country, winter means snow-packed driveways, icy stairs, wet floors, roof collapse and frozen pipes.
Zurich advises business owners to not wait until it’s too late to prepare for winter emergencies....
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Top Losses for Tire and Automotive Businesses
October 8, 2010
Automotive businesses are faced daily with potential risks that can threaten and result in a loss. Slips and falls, employee discrimination, accidental spills and faulty work are just a few examples. As an owner, operator or employee of an autom...
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Disaster Preparedness: Plan to Survive
September 17, 2010
Recent events have shown that if your company is to survive a disaster, you must develop a plan for business recovery. Many businesses have contingency plans in place to help them recover from natural events like floods and hurricanes, but who a...
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Discrimination in the Workplace: Prevention Starts at the Top
August 17, 2010
The U.S. Justice Department tells us that lawsuits alleging discrimination in the workplace more than tripled in the 1990s. These stories can be found online, in the newspaper and on the evening news almost daily, and most commonly involve race,...
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Managing Employee Use of Company Vehicles
June 17, 2010
“I wasn’t driving too fast, that car just pulled out in front of me.”
Countless employers have heard this story from an employee driving a company-owned vehicle that was just involved in an accident. If the ac...
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Protecting Your Assets: Don't Leave It to Chance
April 8, 2010
"Do we have coverage for that loss?"
If you don’t already know the answer to this question, it’s too late. The key is proactively managing the protection of your assets: buildings, inventory, human resources ...
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It's Cold Outside: Reduce STF Accidents
January 18, 2010
It’s no secret that slip, trip and fall accidents increase substantially during the winter months – December through March. But there are things tire dealers can do to reduce these falls and minimize their risk.
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Pollution: Does It Have To Be A Dirty Word?
December 14, 2009
Even with today's special emphasis on all things environmental, pollution has long been a dirty word, especially to tire dealers.
And can cost your business millions of dollars without good risk management and insurance coverage. ...
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Road Testing Customer Vehicles: Question of Quality
November 16, 2009
Road testing your customer’s vehicle after completing service and repair work is a good idea, for many reasons. Obviously it’s very important to verify the quality of your work to ensure customer satisfaction. However, validating t...
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Avoid the Million Dollar Brake Job
September 2, 2009
“A customer brought their car into our service department for a brake job. This customer was a ‘waiter,’ so we pushed the job through pretty quick. The technician finished the job; the customer paid the cashier and drove off...
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Beware the Low-Ball Bid
July 31, 2009
In the competitive insurance
business, any number of carriers will "low ball" a bid, dramatically
under-bidding other companies in an attempt to buy your business. However,
buyers beware: Inferior service and an inev...
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Monitor Insurance for Changes
July 31, 2009
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Insurance Must-Haves
July 31, 2009
Business experts say that
independent businesses generally go through three distinct growth stages, and
the amount and type of insurance a business needs depends on which stage it’s
in. In the early stages of growth, for example, a company ...
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Large Cash Transactions: the IRS Needs to Know
July 31, 2009
If your business is ever a
party to large cash transactions, you should have written procedures in place,
prepared with advice from legal counsel, concerning how to handle such
transactions. All of your employees should be w...
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